ingrat understood everything ingrathy, but that night, she still couldn’t sleep.
himpital eachy and the as
(praying that she wouldn’t run into Jasper. Fate seemed to be on her side as she didn’t see him all day
ent tow a familiar profile picture nuddenly appearing in the department’s group chat that morning, and if the entire group had been enthusiastically welcoming a Dr. Clifford,
buc. TT be needing a lot of help from everyone in the future.
‘s hard for us in this field to take time off together, Eve prepared a small gilt for everyone. Ini be
ped up to send a rose emoji, a favorite among middle–aged and elderly folks
age, the rpiickly typeil. Thank you, Dr. Clifford“
He was potior and care bearing phri
There were 11 people in the group chat, and i responded. Even the usually silent department dur
continued pretending not to see anything, it would be 100 obou Following the Last
with a custom kexting sticker right after bein
nor would nonor something suspiciousberen them
1 her early 2011. Amela Lopez, chimed in Teds stickers are so
Amelia replied, “Wow! If for someone who collects these kinds of stickers.”
id watched coldy while holding her phone. The stickers Jaspis set were the same ones he used to send her. She used to love them
was once penate had become public, just like their relationship, Jasper was no longer just hers.
apbed “Thor’tems giltriend’s siders. I stole them from her.”
momicot, îngrad felt a jolt in her chest. The group chat exploded as messages flooded in.
was just thinking of getting to know him better so I could introduce my sister! She’s really prmy?”
then replied, “I Dr. Clifford’s girlfriend’s stickers are this cute, she must be adorable too, right?
fasper replied, “she’s very beautiful. And very cute.”
Ingrid held bar bewath, feeling boch besse and uneasy. The group showered jasper with compliments in different ways, and he shamelessly played along. He had only been here for a day, and
ese already hyping him op.
1 Jasper operated, yet she still couldn’t stop bersell from trading
“What do Dr. Cdford’s girlfriend do for work?
Is she a doctor? Which department?”
– Jasper responded with one word, “Orthopedi
Ingrid started to fridges. “What was Jasper trying to do? And why was he being so forthcoming?
wave of shock spread through the chur. “Is she at a hospital in Wales City?
nreplied, “Tech.”
Ingridaearly stopped. She was on the verge of murder
Then, Jasper set his last message)” got something to take care of Rest early, everyone
The chat was quickly filled with goodyes Ingrid exted the group and quickly noticed an unread message.
the dickard on it. As expected, Jasper had come looking for her. “Hello, Ms. Leone. This is Jasper Chlord.”
He was deliberately addimising bra as “Ms. Leone“, dearly setting a professional to
Frustration churned ingide bet. Aber half a minute, the exited the chat
Jasper had been waiting. He empolded instantly, “I’m new here. I’ll be counting on you, M. Leone”
hapud eopened the chat and stared at the screen with a rand expression, still refusing to reply.
Assortiert Bates, Jasper seat another message, “You’re my only render”
–
Higrid was instantly ti atsported back to the corridors of Peacebarton Jasper’s furst day their, she had showni
You’re my first trend here.”
around, and he had said the exact same thing
i the same person, the same setting, and nearly identical words. For a spin second, Ingrid felt like she had fallen into some kind of endless loop, like a
was bout in thought when another message popped up. “Ms. Leone, rest early See
He didn’t prides her. He wa–eutrained, polite, a perfect pronun he knew that he played, yet that simple see you tomorrow still chipped away at her rationality. They did say out of sight, our of und. But what would luppen when you set your ex retry day?
